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Chocolate fudge cake

Caitlin — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 11:20:27 +0000

Today was a day for burgers, not cake. I met up with about 20 food bloggers for lunch at Moo Gourmet Burgers in Newtown. The staff went out of their way to make us feel welcome with goodie bags and complimentary champagne. I enjoyed the food – I had the kangaroo burger, which came with beetroot [...]

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Birthday picnic for twins – with cake!

Caitlin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:16:24 +0000

Last year, my husband and I went to a talk about parenting twins, given by a child psychologist, himself an identical twin. One of the tips that stuck in my mind was that he advised making two birthday cakes and singing “Happy Birthday” twice. Back then, this seemed like a concern for the far distant [...]

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Cyril’s Fine Foods, a Sydney institution

Caitlin — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:24:19 +0000

A word of warning before you visit Cyril’s Fine Foods – Cyril may charm you into buying more of his fine foods than you intended. If you are into food and you happen to be in the Haymarket area, I definitely recommend you poke your head in and take a look. The store is on [...]

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The best lamingtons in Sydney?

Caitlin — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:50:31 +0000

It is a little ridiculous that it took an American living in Paris to point me in the direction of a good lamington in Sydney but that’s what happened. A lamington is a quintessentially Australian cake. In the US, Girl Scouts sell Girl Scout cookies. In Australia, Girl Guides or school kids have “lamington drives” [...]

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Mango baby

Caitlin — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 09:31:57 +0000

One of the best things about summer in Australia is the fruit, especially mangoes! My babies think so too – they’ll do just about anything for mango. You can see my daughter here sucking on a mango seed and looking pretty happy with life. Any time I eat a mango near either of the babies, [...]

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More blogs that rock

Caitlin — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:13:46 +0000

Last week I listed a dozen travel blogs I love to read. Today I’m going to share some more blog recommendations, starting off with some more travel blogs and then expanding to other themes. Which blogs rock YOUR world? Have you nominated anyone for the 2012 Bloggies yet? Nominations close on Sunday (Monday Australian time) [...]

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Recipe: Pastry for mince tarts and other treats

Caitlin — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 10:46:43 +0000

I am not a stickler for doing everything from scratch but I much prefer to make my own mince pies. I am inevitably disappointed by shop-bought mince pies. The problem is the pastry. Even with the fancy brands, I don’t enjoy the pastry nearly as much as when I make it myself. I also find [...]

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Passports with Purpose: We did it again!

Caitlin — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 03:16:01 +0000

I have to admit I had my doubts that we were going to reach our target with Passports with Purpose this year. To raise $80,000 – $30,000 more than last year’s target – seemed way too ambitious given the economic climate. I was quite worried when we only reached the halfway point with less than [...]

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Sydney contest: Win a cookie construction

Caitlin — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 03:23:31 +0000

That Roulla Yiacoumi is a clever cookie! She is a successful freelance technology journalist in Sydney and now she is also a baking entrepreneur. She has just launched her new business Cookie Constructions and is rushed off her feet with Christmas orders. For Christmas she is selling gingerbread houses in various sizes, in both a classic fairytale construction [...]

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Passports with Purpose: Cookery class at Freestyle Escape

Caitlin — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 21:00:58 +0000

Do you remember the photo of that delectable dessert in my post about the Sunshine Coast hinterland? I bought it from the Freestyle Escape stall at the Real Food Festival in Maleny. Guess what? You could win a cookery class at Freestyle Escape and raise money to build libraries in Zambia at the same time! It’s [...]

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